Dynamic code insertion and removal for static analysis based sandboxes
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsBennet S. Yee, David C. Sehr, Cliff L. Biffle
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AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsBennet S. Yee, David C. Sehr, Cliff L. Biffle
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Methods and apparatus for dynamically adding and deleting new code to previously validated application executing in a secured runtime. New code is written to a portion of secured memory not executable by application. New code is validated to ensure it cannot directly call operating system, address memory outside of secured memory, or modify secured memory state. Indirect branch instructions may only target addresses aligned on fixed size boundaries within the secured memory. Validated code is copied to portion of secured memory executable by application in two stage process that ensures partially copied segments cannot be executed. Validated new code can be deleted once all threads reach safe execution point, provided code was previously inserted as unit or contains no internal targets that can be called by code not also being deleted.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
A system comprising:
A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
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